Tom Makepeace

Tom Makepeace was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2002, succeeding Francis Urquhart. He was a Conservative Party MP, Foreign Secretary, and Deputy Prime Minister under Urquhart, whom he succeeded upon his assassination.

Biography
Tom Makepeace was a Conservative MP, and he was appointed Foreign Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister by Prime Minister Francis Urquhart. He and Urquhart had a rivalry, as they frequently clashed over Europe and various domestic policies, and Makepeace was fired from the Cabinet due to his opposition to Urquhart's plan to make English the official language of the European Union. He was offered the post of Education Secretary, but he instead chose to resign and return to the backbenches of the House of Commons, from where he opposed Urquhart's government. He decided to challenge Urquhart for the leadership of the Conservative Party, and, despite losing in the first ballot, he managed to force a second ballot, and Urquhart's assassination led to Makepeace becomign the next Prime Minister.